NASCAR All-Stars Sunday, May 11, 2025
All-Star Race Stats Highlights
1985 CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY
1986 ATLANTA MOTOR SPEEDWAY
1987-’19 CHARLOTTE MOTOR SPEEDWAY (33 YEARS)
2020 BRISTOL MOTOR SPEEDWAY
2021-’22 TEXAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY (2 YEARS)
2023-‘25 NORTH WILKESBORO SPEEDWAY
26 Different winners in 40 All-Star Races
Most All-Star Race wins: 4 – Jimmie Johnson
Kyle Larson: 2019 All-Star Race winner at Charlotte, 2021 at Texas & 2023 North Wilkesboro
Joey Logano: 2016 All-Star Race winner at Charlotte & 2024 North Wilkesboro
All-Star Race winner went on to win championship 13 times including Joey Logano in 2024
2 Rookies won All-Star Race – Dale Earnhardt Jr. (2000) & Ryan Newman (2002)
2016: Team Penske only team to sweep top 2 finishing positions in All-Star Race
3 All-Star Race winners went winless during season – 1996 Michael Waltrip, 2014 Jamie McMurray & 2022 Ryan Blaney
16 Won All-Star Race after going winless in previous races to start season including
Joey Logano 2016 & ‘24, Kyle Busch 2017, Kyle Larson 2019 & Ryan Blaney 2022
Largest All-Star Race field: 27 (2002)
Smallest All-Star Race field: 10 (1986)
Jeff Gordon: All 3 All-Star Race wins came in his 20s (23, 25 & 29)
Kevin Harvick & Terry Labonte won All-Star Races at 31 & 42-years-old
Youngest All-Star Race winner: Jeff Gordon 23
Oldest All-Star Race winner: Mark Martin 46
Hendrick Motorsports leads all teams with 10 All-Star Race wins – 3 Wins last 5 All-Star Races
Team Penske 2nd all-time with 5 All-Star Race wins – 2 Wins last 3 All-Star Races
Joe Gibbs Racing has only 2 All-Star Race wins – 2015 Hamlin & 2017 Kyle Busch
Bubba Wallace best transfer driver last All-Star Race – Finished 6th in 2024
4 Transferred into All-Star Race & won:
1996 Michael Waltrip, 2002 Ryan Newman, 2008 Kasey Kahne & 2019 Kyle Larson
Kasey Kahne only Fan Vote to win All-Star Race (2008)
Chase Elliott & Danica Patrick Fan Vote into All-Star Race 3 times – Most all-time
Noah Gragson Fan Vote into All-Star Race last 2 years
Josh Berry missed cut into 2024 All-Star Race – Finished 3rd in Open
2 Won All-Star Race before winning a NCS points race (Michael Waltrip 1996 & Ryan Newman 2002)
Davey Allison (1991 & ’92), Jimmie Johnson (2012 & ’13) & Kyle Larson (2019 & ’21)
Only drivers to win consecutive NASCAR All-Star Races (Kyle Larson did not compete in 2020)
Davey Allison (’91 & ’92) & Jimmie Johnson (’12 & ’13) only drivers to win All-Star Race in consecutive years
(Joey Logano won last All-Star Race)
3 Won All-Star Race in first try – Dale Earnhardt Jr., Ryan Newman & Darrell Waltrip
Most races before first All-Star Race win: Kyle Busch won in 12th try in 2017
Driver starting first won All-Star Race 7 times
3 Won All-Star Race from last starting position: Michael Waltrip 1996, Ryan Newman 2002 & Kasey Kahne 2008
Kasey Kahne (2008) & Jamie McMurray (2014) only drivers to win All-Star Race & miss Playoffs
2024 Champion Joey Logano went into 2024 All-Star Race 17th in points
All-Star Race winner & Coca-Cola 600 winner in same season 8 times – Last: 2021 Kyle Larson
Closest All-Star Race finish: ½ Car length – 1992 Davey Allison over Kyle Petty
2 All-Star Races settled by last lap pass – 1992 & ‘98
Daytona 500 winner won All-Star Race in same season 5 times – Jimmie Johnson twice (2006 & ’13)
Most All-Star Races finishing 2nd without a win –
Brad Keselowski, Sterling Marlin & Ken Schrader each finished 2nd three times
Most races without All-Star Race win: 17 – Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte & Ricky Rudd
Brad Keselowski: 0 for 16 in All-Star Race – 121 Laps led